As an arboreal snake species, having a head that resembles a leaf makes Ahaetulla prasina or the oriental whip snake a very well camouflaged animal. The oriental whip snake has a very slender body and its colour is usually green, but it can also be brown, yellow or bluish. This snake is unique because of its horizontal pupils which give it exceptional eyesight. It preys mostly on lizards and frogs and inhabits forested areas up to 2,100m across south and Southeast Asia. Its young are born in litters of 4-10; the newborn is about 35cm long and resembles the adults.
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Arboreal — Spend the majority of their lives in trees.
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Diurnal — Most active during the daytime.
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Ovoviviparous — Reproduction through production of live young that hatch from eggs within female oviducts.
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Terrestrial — An animal that lives on/near the ground or a plant that grows on/in/from land
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No | Description | Suitability | Seasonality |
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Artificial - Terrestrial → Arable Land
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Suitable | Unknown |
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Artificial - Terrestrial → Pastureland
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Suitable | Unknown |
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Artificial - Terrestrial → Plantations
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Suitable | Unknown |
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Artificial - Terrestrial → Rural Gardens
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Suitable | Unknown |
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Artificial - Terrestrial → Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest
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Suitable | Unknown |
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Artificial - Terrestrial → Urban Areas
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Suitable | Unknown |
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Forest → Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland Forest
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Suitable | Unknown |
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Forest → Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane Forest
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Unknown | Unknown |
Year Published | Assessment | Red List Category | Version |
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2012 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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3.1 |
2010 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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N/A |
Collection Center | Dried | Live | Slide | Wet | Total | |
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Amirrudin Bin Ahmad (Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
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Amphibians, Dragonflies and Damselflies, Fishes, Reptiles,
Biodiversity, Data Analysis, Digital Sequence Information (DSI), Living Modified Organism (LMO), Marine & Coastal, Protected Areas & Invasive Alien Species
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Chen Pelf Nyok (Dr.)
Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia (TCS)
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Turtle, Tortoise, and Terrapin (Ecology), Reptiles (Ecology),
Biodiversity, Conservation, Education & Environment
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Kaviarasu Munian (Mr.)
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
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Reptiles (Ecology), Amphibians (Ecology), Fishes (Ecology),
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Lim Boo Liat (Dr.)
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Reptiles (Ecology), Rodents (Ecology), Amphibians (Ecology),
Biodiversity, Ecosystems & Invasive Alien Species
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Mohammad Shahfiz Azman (Mr.)
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
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Amphibians, Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles,
Awareness, Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecosystems, Environment, Forest, Landscape, Law and Policy, Management, Protected Areas, Science, Systematics, Invasive Alien Species, Like-Minded Megadiverse Countries (LMMC), National Policy on Biological Diversity, Policy, Research and Development (R&D) & Zoonotic
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Mohd Abdul Muin Bin Md Akil (Mr.)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles, Snakes,
Biodiversity, Conservation, Evolution, Genetics, Molecular, Protected Areas, Climate Change & Invasive Alien Species
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Mohd Zulfadli Bin Mohd Arshad (Mr.)
Department of Wildlife and National Parks (PERHILITAN)
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Rodents (Taxonomy), Reptiles,
Molecular, Biodiversity & Science
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Norhayati Binti Ahmad (Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
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Frogs and Toads, Snakes, Amphibians, Reptiles,
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Teo Eng Wah (Dr.)
University of Malaya (UM)
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Reptiles, Amphibians,
Invasive Alien Species
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Acknowledgements :- Mr. Abdul Razak Mohd Nor Rasid, Mr. Ahmad Amir Firdaus Bin Mad Apandi, Mr. Ahmad Hafizuddin Bin Rohim@rahim, Ms. Aida Salihah Binti Abu Bakar, Ms. Ajla Rafidah Baharom, Mrs. Aziemah Binti Kinan, Mr. Badrul Amin Bin Jaffar, Ms. Fatin Farisha Binti Mohd Jamil, Ms. Noor Amira Aini Binti Noor Anwar, Ms. Nor Liyana Binti Hassan, Ms. Norazah Binti Norddin, Mrs. Nur Hazwanie Binti Abd Halim, Ms. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas, Ms. Nurul Aimi Amirah Binti Mohd Zaki, Mdm. Petherine Jimbau, Ms. Siti Zubaidah Binti Abdul Latif, Mr. Tan Kok Kiat, Mrs. Wan Roniza Binti Ismil & Mr. Yasser Mohamed Arifin
Photo credit :- Kaviarasu Munian, Norhayati Binti Ahmad & USM
Species Citation :- Ahaetulla prasina. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/9901. [Retrieved 01 October 2023].
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